By Ted Beaumont
One of the AAPG Executive Committee’s priorities during the first five months of this fiscal year has been to study the Association’s science program with the goal of creating new conduits for generating and disseminating scientific content.
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Explorer President’s Column
01 December, 2012
By David Curtiss
The Bosphorus is a thin strait separating the continents of Europe and Asia. For millennia it has been a crossroad, where east meets west, in the beautiful city of Istanbul. And it is here that we’ve just concluded the first-ever Regional APPEX conference.
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Explorer Director’s Corner
01 December, 2012
By Tom Temples
Several AAPG meetings have taken place since the last issue of the EXPLORER was published, including the International Conference and Exhibition in Singapore, and the annual meetings for the Eastern Section (Cleveland) and GCAGS (Austin, Texas).
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Explorer Division Column DEG
01 December, 2012
By Satinder Chopra
This month’s column deals with quantifying facies variation.
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Explorer Geophysical Corner
01 December, 2012
By Edith Allison
The 112th Congress (January 2011 to January 2013) has passed little legislation – in fact, it set a record for inactivity, and no bills impacting petroleum exploration and production have been passed.
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Explorer Policy Watch
01 December, 2012
By Phil Richards
Some bold and creative geologists, full of the entrepreneur spirit, helped turn the Falkland Islands into a success story.
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Explorer Historical Highlights
01 December, 2012
By Carol McGowen
Nearly 200 attendees from 29 countries attended the inaugural APPEX Regional 2012 event, held Nov. 8-9 in Istanbul, Turkey, and organized in association with Turkey’s National Oil Company, TPAO.
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Explorer Regions and Sections
01 December, 2012
By Natalie Adams
The AAPG Foundation has received a $1 million gift from AAPG Honorary member and past AAPG president Bob Gunn, of Gunn Oil Co. in Wichita Falls, Texas.
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Explorer Foundation Update
01 December, 2012